Not quite the finish we expected

Posted on July 25, 2010 by mauistamper

Our 4am wake-up call wasn’t pretty but we were on time for the shuttle to the airport. Our flight from Salt Lake into Seattle arrived a few minutes early and we were pretty pleased with ourselves until I picked up my voicemail.

Our flight into Maui was delayed in spectacular fashion. Our 10:50am departure was now scheduled for 4:50pm.

Can you say “ugh” with me?

We were given breakfast vouchers with a promise of more towards lunch. We “shopped” in the airport – Seattle actually has a pretty nice retail environment – and then headed to the gate. We’ve been sitting here for a couple of hours trying to be productive.

I can hardly wait to get on the plane for 5 hours. Wish I had some paper, ink and stamps. Oh! I do have stamps. I would never check my new sets from convention. They’re in my carry-on. Let’s see…catsup, mustard and shoyu…what do you think of those new “In Colors”?

Stampin’ Hats

Posted on July 24, 2010 by mauistamper

Stampers do some pretty crazy things to find each other in the crowd. After a couple of days I started taking photos of the interesting hats I saw. I’m not sure I would wear one myself, but they were a great source of entertainment! I know I didn’t get them all, but the ones I was able to photograph were priceless:

The Bize Bees

Not sure who this group was, but there were a lot of them!

This woman told us her hat had been to 12 conventions with her

Thank you, Stampin’ Up

Posted on July 24, 2010 by mauistamper

Seems like we just unpacked yesterday. This afternoon Robbie and I returned to our room after the final session of Stampin’ Up! Convention 2010 and tried to fit 75 pounds of potatoes in a pair of pantyhose…well, it felt that way. We had everything we came with plus our swaps, make-and-takes, hand-outs and materials, and of course our FREE STAMPS. Yes, Stampin’ Up! treats its demonstrators well! And no, I’m not going to show them to you yet, but I’ll be crafting with them soon and you’ll be able to see what I make.

I have lots of photos. Some are crisp and clear and wonderful to see, but a lot of them are blurry and only suited for my own reference. I didn’t take pictures of every single sample but I do have some I’ll share with you. In the next few days I’ll tell you a couple of stories, too.

I want to add an important update: I posted a photo of a fabulous paper cake a few days ago and didn’t credit the artist. Her name is Elizabeth Price and she is from San Jose, CA.

We have a hideously early wake-up call in the morning for our flight out of Salt Lake, so enjoy a few samples and I’ll be back soon. Here’s one card I thought was exceptional and a couple more photos of complete boards:

This takes the cake

Posted on July 23, 2010 by mauistamper

7/24/10 ETA: The artist is Elizabeth Price from San Jose, CA. Well done, Elizabeth!

It’s late here in Salt Lake and although I’ve had a fabulous time I need some sleep, I’ve downloaded some of the photos from my point-and-shoot. They won’t win any Fabulous Photographer prizes but they’re better than the phone pix. The lighting in the Convention Center isn’t exactly flattering.

I’m only sharing one now, but it knocked my socks off. This cake is made entirely from paper. I am horrified to say that every photo I took of it cut off the name of the incredibly talented woman who made it, and I will go back tomorrow to get the information to share with you. In the meantime, feast your eyes:

Just a couple more

Posted on July 23, 2010 by mauistamper

A few more Artisan boards…

A Little More Amazingness

Posted on July 23, 2010 by mauistamper

I had a chance to see some of the Artisan Award winners work today and sharing the photos with your understanding that I’m using a camera phone to facilitate the upload. What that means is that the quality is, well, camera phone quality, ok?

I thought you might forgive me.

Amazing Inspiration

Posted on July 22, 2010 by mauistamper

Don’t know how but I think I just deleted my last convention post. If you saw something different a while ago you’re not crazy!

We are having a great time. The day is full of fun, learning and inspiration. There are so many things to tell but I have just a couple of minutes to share some of the incredible product sample boards. I’ll try to add more later. No fancy formatting just the pix, ok?